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Canadian Stocks Climb 1.5%

Canadian Stocks Climb 1.5%

Dow JonesDow Jones2026/10/09 20:31

This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights. Stocks in Canada gained Friday, as the S&P/TSX Composite Index added 1.5% to 35664.62. Among large local companies, Aritzia was the biggest leader during the session, jumping 21%, and Groupe Dynamite jumped 11%. Lundin Gold rounded out the top three movers, as shares jumped 11%. Cogeco Communications was the biggest laggard, plunging 7.1%, followed by shares of BCE Inc, which tumbled 5.5%. Shares of Air Canada plunged 5.4%. U.S. stock indexes climbed with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.8%. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite Index gained 0.6%, and the S&P 500 Index increased 0.6%. On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index held steady at 97.36. The Canadian dollar weakened 0.3% against the U.S. dollar to US$0.70. In the bond markets, the 10-year Canadian government bond yield fell 5.16 basis points to 3.877%. Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet (END) Dow Jones Newswires October 09, 2026 16:31 ET (20:31 GMT)

This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights.

Stocks in Canada gained Friday, as the S&P/TSX Composite Index added 1.5% to 35664.62.

Among large local companies, Aritzia was the biggest leader during the session, jumping 21%, and Groupe Dynamite jumped 11%. Lundin Gold rounded out the top three movers, as shares jumped 11%.

Cogeco Communications was the biggest laggard, plunging 7.1%, followed by shares of BCE Inc, which tumbled 5.5%. Shares of Air Canada plunged 5.4%.

U.S. stock indexes climbed with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.8%. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite Index gained 0.6%, and the S&P 500 Index increased 0.6%.

On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index held steady at 97.36. The Canadian dollar weakened 0.3% against the U.S. dollar to US$0.70.

In the bond markets, the 10-year Canadian government bond yield fell 5.16 basis points to 3.877%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

October 09, 2026 16:31 ET (20:31 GMT)

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